Vilmos Zsigmond

Personal Info

Known For

Camera

Known Credits

25

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-06-16

Day of death

2016-01-01 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Szeged, Hungary

Vilmos Zsigmond

Biography

Vilmos Zsigmond (June 16, 1930 - January 1, 2016) was a Hungarian-American cinematographer. His work in cinematography helped shape the look of American movies in the 1970s, making him one of the leading figures in the American New Wave movement. Zsigmond worked frequently with many leading American directors, such as Robert Altman, Steven Spielberg, Brian De Palma, Michael Cimino and Woody Allen.

Known For

  • Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

    Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

  • Altman on His Own Terms

    Altman on His Own Terms

  • The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

    The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

  • Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate

    Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate

  • Who Killed 'Winter Kills'?

    Who Killed 'Winter Kills'?

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson

    Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

  • Louis

    Louis

  • Black and White in Color: Vilmos Zsigmond on 'Blow Out'

    Black and White in Color: Vilmos Zsigmond on 'Blow Out'

  • Side by Side

    Side by Side

  • Woody Allen: A Documentary

    Woody Allen: A Documentary

  • Spielberg

    Spielberg

  • Who Needs Sleep?

    Who Needs Sleep?

  • Imagining Images

    Imagining Images

  • Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

    Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

  • Vilmos Zsigmond Flashes 'The Long Goodbye'

    Vilmos Zsigmond Flashes 'The Long Goodbye'

  • Visions of Light

    Visions of Light

  • No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

  • Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

    Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

  • Return of the "Hired Hand"

    Return of the "Hired Hand"

  • 'Obsession' Revisited

    'Obsession' Revisited

  • A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall

    A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall

  • Light Keeps Me Company

    Light Keeps Me Company